LIFE TRANSITION THROUGH VOLUNTEERING (360G-SCVO-a0gb000000QAEZPAA5)

Izzy's Promise would like to set up a Life Transition Project for ex offenders, people who have been released from prisons and ex addicts or people recovering from addiction. Through this project we will recruit a Sessional worker who will recruit volunteers to help in the delivery of this project. The project will target people who come to our service for support just after they have been released from prisons or those ones trying to overcome a drug and alcohol problems. The people we are targeting to support and help to turn their lives around are those ones who are most affected by the cuts. Due to the economic cuts, most ex offenders and people who have just been released from prison do not access their benefits immediately. This forces some people to sleep rough, homelessness and some are tempted to get involved in petty crimes and street prostitution to make ends. The sessional worker will recruit and train 5 volunteers to help with the project. We plan to reach out and work with 10 vulnerable people who have been adversely affected by the welfare reforms. We will offer them practical support, and also help them to train as volunteers. By supporting such vulnerable people and offering them training on different volunteering roles we will help them to learn new skills that will help them access work. This project is innovative, creative and different as it focused on the most neglected groups in our society. People who have been released from prison, people with addiction problems and people engaged in prostitution are very much stigmatised and lack opportunities that can help them to turn their lives around. Through our project we will be able to support such people, help them overcome their social stigma and hence support them through volunteering.

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Grant Details

Amount Applied For 5000
Amount Awarded 6500
Award Date 2016-12-02
Beneficiary Location: Country Code GB
Beneficiary Location: Country Code GB
Beneficiary Location: Country Code GB
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code S03000039
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code S13002549
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code S14000016
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type CCG
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type WD
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type WPC
Beneficiary Location: Latitude 56.464092
Beneficiary Location: Longitude -2.971496
Data Source https://scvo.scot/funding/data/archive/community-capacity-resilience-fund.json
From An Open Call? Yes
Funding Org: Charity Number SC003558
Funding Org: City Edinburgh
Funding Org: Country Scotland
Funding Org: County City of Edinburgh
Funding Org: Department Policy
Funding Org: Description The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.
Funding Org: Location: Latitude 55.959611
Funding Org: Location: Longitude -3.190946
Funding Org: Postal Code EH3 6BB
Funding Org: Street Address Mansfield Traquair, 15 Mansfield Place
Funding Org: Web Address http://scvo.scot
Grant Programme: Code scvo-ccrf-call-2
Grant Programme: Description Funding to help local voluntary sector groups and organisations across Scotland tackle poverty and mitigate against UK government welfare changes.
Grant Programme: Title Community Capacity & Resilience Fund - Call 2
Grant Programme: URL https://scvo.scot/funding/community-capacity-resilience-fund
Last Modified 2019-11-29T14:11:24+00:00
Planned Dates: End Date 2017-08-23
Planned Dates: Last Modified 2019-11-29T14:11:24+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2017-01-23
Recipient Org: Charity Number SC033706
Recipient Org: City DUNDEE
Recipient Org: Country Scotland
Recipient Org: County DUNDEE
Recipient Org: Description Izzy's Promise is a registered charity (SCIO) SC033706 based in Dundee city offering information and practical support to survivors of organised and ritual abuse, asylum seekers and refugees, people with drug and alcohol problems, ex prisoners, victims of trafficking and survivors of sexual exploitation. We have been offering services to the vulnerable people and the hard to reach people like ethnic minority groups for the past 14 years. We recruit and train volunteers to help us deliver our services. We also offer volunteering opportunities to some of our service users who have escaped from abuse and have recovered from their addiction. We also offer training sessions to other abuse organisations, addiction services and other statutory organisations on how to best support survivors of organised and ritual abuse. Izzy's Promise has been on the forefront in representing the issues of survivors at regional and national forums.
Recipient Org: Location: Country Code GB
Recipient Org: Location: Country Code GB
Recipient Org: Location: Country Code GB
Recipient Org: Location: Geographic Code S03000039
Recipient Org: Location: Geographic Code S13002549
Recipient Org: Location: Geographic Code S14000016
Recipient Org: Location: Geographic Code Type CCG
Recipient Org: Location: Geographic Code Type WD
Recipient Org: Location: Geographic Code Type WPC
Recipient Org: Location: Latitude 56.464092
Recipient Org: Location: Longitude -2.971496
Recipient Org: Postal Code DD1 1EL
Recipient Org: Street Address 1 VICTORIA ROAD
Recipient Org: Web Address https://www.rans.org.uk/